The Ritual (The L.O.R.D.S #1)
Shantel Tessier
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
3.83
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 544 ratings · 507 pages · Published: 19 Nov 2021

THE CHOSEN ONE
I vow. You vow. We vow.
Barrington University is home of the Lords, a secret society that requires their blood in payment. They are above all—the most powerful men in the world. They devote their lives to violence in exchange for power. And during their senior year, they are offered a chosen one.
People think growing up with money is freeing, but I promise you, it’s not. My entire life has been planned out for me. I never got the chance to do what I wanted until Ryat Alexander Archer came along and gave me an option for a better life. He offered me what no one else ever had—freedom.
I chose to be his. He made me believe that anyway, but it was just another lie. A way that the Lords manipulate you into doing what they want.
After being sucked into the dark, twisted world of the Lords, I embraced my new role and allowed Ryat to parade me around like the trophy I was to him. But like all things, what started out as a game soon became a fight for survival. And the only way out was death.
Things to know about The Ritual
It is MF
TW (Please see the author's note on the inside)
J/P OTT Hero
This is a 149K word dark romance and may contain triggers for some due to sexual situations, language, and violence.
Tagged as:
- dark romance 46
- cruel hero/bully 44
- virgin heroine 42
- college 41
- possessive hero 41
- bdsm 40
- bondage 35
- alpha male 35
- anal sex 33
- consensual non-consent 33
- arranged/forced marriage 32
- abduction 31
- pregnancy 30
- bad boys 28
- praise kink 28
- sassy heroine 27
- forced proximity 27
- rich hero 27
- breeding 25
- new adult 24
- suspense 24
- rich heroine 24
- contemporary 22
- angst 22
- m-f romance 21
- take-charge heroine 20
- vengeance 20
- marriage of convenience 18
- grumpy/cold hero 18
- enemies to lovers 17
- spanking 16
- primal/chase play 14
- exhibitionism 13
- somnophilia 9
- hurt/comfort 7
- masc-dom 6
- curvy heroine 2
- cheating 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- dubious consent 34
- abuse 26
- slut shaming 20
- birth-control non-consent 16
- non-consent between mcs 16
- rape 15
- third party abuse 15
- death / grief 14
- substance abuse 14
- misogyny 14
- third party sexual assault 13
- abuse between mcs 10
- graphic violence 9
- torture of side characters 8
- mental trauma 7
- victim blaming 7
- forced pregnancy 6
- drug abuse 6
- mental illness 4
- body betrayal 3
- nontraditional hea 1
- geography
- pennsylvania 7
- usa 6
- north america 4
- Format
- Audiobook
- dual pov 30
- first person pov 12
- male pov 1
romance tags
The 'The L.O.R.D.S' series
1473 ratings 4.00 ·
misogyny · bad boys · spanking · from hate to love · abuse · explicit-plentiful · new adult · contemporary · suspense · anal sex · bdsm · first-person-pov · cruel hero · bondage · dark · graphic-violence · dub-con · forced proximity · slut-shaming · audiobook
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